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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    How does the Iran war end?How does the Iran war end?
    Politics

    Regime change isn’t likely. Here’s what is.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The incoherence at the heart of Trump’s latest, biggest warThe incoherence at the heart of Trump’s latest, biggest war
    Politics

    The Iran strikes and the danger of an unbound presidency.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Why India switched sides on Israel-Palestine — and why it mattersWhy India switched sides on Israel-Palestine — and why it matters
    Politics

    The “nationalist international” binding Israel and India.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    America After Trump
    Everyone ignores this good news about democracyEveryone ignores this good news about democracy
    America After Trump

    In South Korea and in other countries, ordinary citizens have extraordinary power to prevent democratic backsliding.

    By Caitlin Dewey and Zack Beauchamp
    Matt Yglesias said in 2015 that American democracy was doomed. Was he right?
    America After Trump

    A conversation with the Vox co-founder about his provocative prediction.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The most important line from Trump’s State of the UnionThe most important line from Trump’s State of the Union
    Politics

    The president’s grim, anti-democratic address, explained.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    How to stop a dictator
    America After Trump

    I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    How one country stopped a Trump-style authoritarian in his tracks
    America After Trump

    What Brazil got right that America got wrong.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    So what if Alex Pretti had a gun?So what if Alex Pretti had a gun?
    Politics

    The unbearable hypocrisy of pro-gun conservatives defending the Minneapolis killing.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Policy
    The killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning pointThe killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning point
    Policy

    Trump’s authoritarianism is becoming less subtle — and more vicious.

    By Zack Beauchamp